Dangerous Heralds

[Trusk'our he/him]

Heralds infrequently apply some of their greater abilities according to Nale, which from what I read implied their greatly increased physical speed.

Spoiler

He had Nale.

Then the Herald moved a little faster, blurring.

. . . 

"If I am asked," Nale said, striding forward, "I will be honest. You fought well. It is rare that I must use the true skills of a Herald against a mortal. We . . . do not deploy them frivolously."

WaT, pg. 1,031-1,032

Going back to RoW, I just noticed that Kaladin similarly shows some above-standard physical speed when Odium's influence comes upon him.

Spoiler

The Pursuer stabbed, but Stormblessed grabbed his arm and turned, becoming a blur of motion. He somehow twisted around so he was behind the Pursuer, then found a knife somewhere on his person- moving with such speed that Venli had trouble tracking him. Stormblessed slammed the knife at the Pursuer's neck, who barely ejected from the just in time. He re-formed and tried to grab Stormblessed again. But there was no contest now. Kaladin moved like the wind, fast and flowing as he rammed his dagger through the Pursuer's arm, causing him to shout in pain.

. . .

His eyes were glowing like a Radiant's, his face a mask of pain and anguish, but the eyes. . . she swore the light had a yellowish-red cast to it.

RoW, pg. 1,127-1,128

This makes me think that there's a good reason Heralds rarely use their unique powers- they're probably drawing on Odium's seeds of Investiture they had before becoming Honor's champions.

Also, funnily enough, this might give Kaladin as a Herald a similar binding advantage on Odium that the other Heralds had due to their original Surgebinding abilities.

Spoiler

"Most of you once served him," Tanavast said. "He granted you his powers. There is a Connection we can exploit, so long as the circle contains enough of you. Strongest would be sixteen or my own number of ten- it cannot be nine. If you speak oaths to me, my power can be channeled and governed by rules to prevent a cataclysm. I will take back your Surges, then grant them anew, and together you will become a force that both protects Roshar and binds the enemy away from it."

. . .

"Only volunteers," Honor agreed. "This may well require you to travel to Braize, and its well of souls, to seal the enemy. Your pact will complete the blessing that Odium began, then rejected- but you will become mine instead of his."

WaT, pg. 632-633

 

[Nitpicking]

That's an interesting point. I suspect the Odious Investiture being poured into Kaladin had effects similar to the Oathpact, but what do I know?